Mid-Autumn Festival Memories

Mid-Autumn Festival has come again, the full moon is shining brightly in the August sky. In the hustle and bustle of life today, just the sound of the lion drum echoing from a street corner is enough to bring adults back to their memories. That moon, though only faintly visible in the bustling urban sky, just looking up, we can see a cool light filled with emotions of a distant childhood, where deep down still remains the gentle laughter of grandparents, parents or the bustle of siblings around the shimmering lantern light.

In the old days, Mid-Autumn Festival in the poor countryside was simple but warm. Everyone was filled with laughter, and footsteps swaying on the small alleys filled with the light of childhood. The children were excited from the previous afternoons, gathering together to carve bamboo, bend bamboo to make frames, and paste colored paper into star lanterns. Whoever was more skillful would be the one to make carp or rabbit lanterns... The happiest and most exciting thing was to light the candle in the shimmering cellophane and when the flame was lit, all the children shouted with sparkling eyes. Then suddenly the nursery rhymes in their hearts resounded "Dung dang dung de, lit the fire to go out...", or the bustling song from the Mid-Autumn Festival of years past "Chiec cau ong sao, sao ngu mau...". Then the small dirt road was shaded by bamboo, bamboo bushes, and areca trees with flickering lights chasing the fading autumn moonlight. They kept going, dancing and singing with the wind, the clouds and the rustling of leaves. When it came to the "moon-watching feast", the rare mooncakes were divided into small pieces by mom. Everyone cherished them, only nibbling a little, but the cravings overcame them and they still enjoyed their mom's loving gift.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival in old Nha Trang.

In the past, adults often gave children a very impressive gift, which was the Mid-Autumn Festival. There, the sound of lion drums from the village entrance resounded, young men transformed into lions, Ong Dia, Ton Ngo Khong, Tru Bat Gioi danced among the cheering crowd. That night, the moon was bright and in the eyes of children, the moon was a good friend, a place to send sparkling wishes.

Today, Mid-Autumn Festival is more modern and brilliant. Electronic lights play music, moon cakes have a variety of flavors. The streets are bustling, children hold flashing lanterns and run around in joy. Although the form has changed, the clear eyes still have the same eternal excitement. In the past, children dreamed of having the biggest star lantern in the neighborhood, a piece of cake full of filling to fill their stomachs. Now, they dream of transforming into princesses, superheroes, and carrying lanterns under the moon with friends. Dreams vary with the times, but still retain the same innocence and purity.

For adults, each full moon season brings with it a yearning to return to childhood, to frolic in the lantern procession, to hear parents laughing gently in front of their house. Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a children's festival, it is also a day for adults to reflect on their hearts, to find their childhood in their memories. Each cake, each lantern, each moon is a bridge between the past and the present, between what has passed and what remains.

Tonight, the moon is full again. Children innocently entrust their dreams under the full moon, adults whisper to old memories. In the bustling sound of lion drums and bright lights, looking at the happy eyes of children under the moonlight, adults' hearts feel strangely warm.

DUONG MY ANH

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